Budd MacKenzie founded Trust in Education after reading Charlie Wilson's War, becoming informed about US involvement in Afghanistan, and visiting Afghanistan. Over the past seven years, Trust in Education has expanded from one school of 120 children, to supporting classes in 10 villages that in 2010 helped educate more than 1,250 children.Budd will talk about how TIE has served as a messenger between Americans and Afghans, tying them both together with a vision for a brighter future.